Literary critics have deemed Laura van den Berg one of American's best new writers. Listen in as she talks about the roles of memory and forgetting in our lives, and in her debut novel, "Find Me."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Theologian Martin Marty tells Steve Paulson that The Rapture is a fairly recent concept and can't be found in the Bible.
Wisconsin Public Radio's Jim Fleming provides an essay about memory and his aging father.
Austerity is a choice, and some question if it's a good one.
Les Blank is a much admired documentary film-maker. His subjects have included Polka music, gap-toothed women, and bluesman Lightning Hopkins.
Jeremy Spear made a documentary film called “Fastpitch” about the world of professional fastpitch softball.
Nancy Drew just turned 75 and still wields immense influence on the women who grew up reading her.
John Hasse gives Jim Fleming several examples of patriotic music and talks about the various ways they’ve been used. They explore some suggested alternatives to the national anthem.
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